Lignum Vitae Officinale and Sanctum

Guaiacum Officinale is world-renowned as one of the most beautiful of tropical trees. It may be very slow growing and not flamboyantly showy, but a mature tree, with its compact, spherical crown densely sprinkled with heavenly blue stars, is an unforgettable sight. G. Sanctum, similar to G. officinale but less compact, has larger leaves; flowers are larger, but not as abundant; wood is less heavy, dense and hard.